McDowell extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 5-4. They were outmatched by the Watauga Pioneers and fell 55-21. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Pioneers are ranked 19th).
Although McDowell took the loss, they still got scores from Isael Trejo, Jay'Ron Moore, and Hunter Pittman.
As for Watauga, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Fans of they have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Watauga got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cade Keller out in front who threw for 289 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 32 yards and one TD. That's the most passing touchdowns Keller has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Nyle Peays, who picked up 186 receiving yards and three scores.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. McDowell will challenge rival Freedom at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Danny Charles Brown and Kaden Davis. Meanwhile, Watauga is set to square off against their familiar foe St. Stephens at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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